Disclaimer - Please don't sue me!!! I don't own any characters or settings (yadda yadda) from Pirates of the Caribbean... wish I did!! I only own Kathleen and any other characters you do not recognise! Thanks!

A/N By the way, this is my first ever fanfic, so please be nice!! If you have any questions or comments (or helpful hints) then check out my bio and email me!! Thanks to all my reviewers! Now read!

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~KATH~

There was a shout as members of the navy rushed up.

"OY! You there! Unhand that whore at once!" the leader said (**A/N That would be the commodore... Commodore Norrington if you like!)

The Captain took his time untangling himself from Kathleen, handed her to Gratty, and then said "oh, but she is no whore, gentlemen... hold 'er chin up, Gratty, and" in undertones "make sure 'er mouth is covered."

The men gasped as the smudged face was revelled as Kathleen Swann, the Governor's niece! "Men, lower your weapons!" the (Commodore??) barked.

The Captain smiled. "Now, if I were ye, I would back away slowly, like, and let us pass with the wench 'ere. We're pirates, see, and ye wouldn't want us to do any thing... rash, savvy?"

"No," said the Commodore, as though speaking to a naughty child. "how about you unhand Miss Swann, and I will think about making your death painless."

"But ye see, I do believe that I have the upper hand 'ere.. ye wouldn't want the wench here to be 'urt, would ye now?" The Captain said.

Kathleen's eyes widened as she realised that the pirates wanted to take her with them. She bit down on the hand covering her mouth. She quickly screamed out "DON'T DO ANYTHING HE SAYS!!!" before the offending hand came back down, hard, on her head, and sent her reeling.

The Commodore started forward, but stopped just as suddenly as a knife appeared at Kathleen's throat. "So, are ye gonna let us go wit' the wench 'ere, or do ye need some more convincing?" the Captain snarled.

"You do realise that you are hopelessly out numbered, pirate?" the Commodore said, trying to act tough.

"Yes... I suppose ye do need convincing..." The Captain laughed. "Gratty, 'old 'er tight" as he kissed her neck, and then grabbed Kathleen's legs. "Now, look 'ere', luv and ye gentlemen... this is what happens when ye mess with a pirate, savvy..."

Kathleen began to struggle wildly, but with no luck. Once again the hand struck her, so she sunk into Gratty's arms, dazed. Suddenly the air was filled with a sickening crack, as the Captain snapped here leg in two.

Kathleen heard a faint voice saying "shall we break the other leg too?" before she give in to the unbearable pain and sunk into blackness.

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**A/N So How did you like that??? Sorry this update was so short. I hope it wasn't too awful... Any way, please please please please please press that little purple button, AND REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!

From last time, thanks to:

*Kayla - thanks heaps!! And no, it wasn't Jack, Jack isn't so mean... but he will come into the story later, I promise!!! And your story is great!!

*phatting-grl - thanks! Yeah, the captin sure is smelly!! Love your story!

~b-t-b~